William albert



(No M5de1.) l Y A A W, A. WREGHI DBGAPHNG 0R REGPPNG IMPLEMENT. No. 525,065. lParizentedAug. 28, 1894.

Unirse newseme on se ne .SEECXFIGATON forming joa-rt of Letters letent No. 5 dated segnet Application filed September To wila-whom e may concerne' v y -Be it -known `that I, WrLLrAM Anonnr WRIGHT, a citizen of the United Stateare siding,r at South Los Angeles, in the county 5 of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Machine for Deoapping or Recappin/g Shells,l of which the following isa speciiicari'on.

. 4 My invention. relates to machines for dey zo capping and recapping paper and brass shells i 5 quiring no hase or bench for its support; that is so constructed as to operate with' facility and dispatch; to lenzoid marring or caving theY head or base .of `the shelleither in the remcval orapplicaiionof alcap or primer, and

zo. which is adapted for shells for either flat or conicalbases or heads. Y c

Various other` objects and advantages or' the invention will appear in the following de-r s scription, and the novel features thereof will z 5 be particularlypointed out inthe clai'nis.

4o employ a pair of Referring to the di'awings;-Fig\ire l is a perspective View of a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional View, the same being in the act oi recapping e shell.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in both the gures of the drawings.

In the practice of my invention it is my design to so construct the same as to be readily handled and operated by hand without a bench cr support therefor, and for this reasonit is useful in camping and other places where benches or tables may not be had, and furthermore, the work may be carried on with less labor .to the operator. I therefore members l and 2, whose inner ends are lcurved to produce grips or handles 3 similar to an ordinary pair of pincers. The lower member 2 is providedaiwits opposite or outer end with a recessed head 4, and

45 from the recessed side of the same there extends a bearing-screw 5 whose outer end is n headed. The-member l is at its outer end also provided with a recessed head (S, the recess occurring` at theopposite side thereof to 5o that at which it occurs in the member 2, and

the said head 6 is provided with an elongated longitudinally disposed slot 7 which loosely 3 i 23,. 189s. seni nonsense. dit mino' receives the screw 5 and. is cap'ahle of @Notai as welles longitudinal.movement thereon'.

The nieinher 2 is forth er provided between its ends 'with a lateral swell or ofset 8, the saine forming a corresponding recess 9,-andfrein the neder-side of thismenher ai `diametrieally opposite sides ci' the/recess there; of rigid standards i0 'whose` depends a pair lower ends are provided with inwardly die# posed llugs or seais li lahorre which sore'tr-,ref`

ceiving openings are provided.

Seated on the lugs or seats ll is the lower rectangular base lilnpon which is formed J cylindrical post 'i3 th' saine being hollow or "cored and having; irsupper end redneedvci. made conical as at let. is secured between ihestanda cs ihrcnghfthe rnedinn oi opposite screwsl that.

The hase ci' the through the pei-formiche, mentioned asheing j formed in the Siandardsinte hase. diameter oi the post is less than the distanceI hetweenthe innersnrfaces of the sianfardsl 10, so that a space is forinef'li errnediere she f" L exterior oi' 'the `gestand' the standards. v,The upper end oi' thepcst is curved slightly oeliow the upper plane of the merel oer 'Clheoore ci the post is reduced noa per end, in Ythe ripper reduced` poi there is located the plunger le 'whose low end is secured to a reciprocating holt l? of greater diameter and hiring, loosely ille ein larged or lower `portion ci. the aforesaid here of the post. A coiled spring' lf3 of smilicientstrength is coiled n 'the plonger lil and ,compressed between the ripper engl :i

larged portion' of llore a d the no ing end of the holt 17,'so that inlener-is censtant tendency te force the holt w and withdraw the ci' 'the plnnba; into the post. The lower end of the/eels ie hifnrcated and .supports a rockingdever 20, which between its ende is ulcrnmed upon av hearing-screw 21 which passes ihrongh the lower lciiurcaied end of the eurer l0. The enter end or" this leer is slotted as at 22 and passes between the lower binrcated end of a reciprocating rod 23 to which it is piroiedr by a hearingscrew end ci' ihie rod 23 passes through. a perforation 25 formed in the member hefrween the ,head 8 and the outer end or pivot point, he-

tween the nieeiloeraand hy reascnof the The upper downward pressure of the spring before mentiened the upperend of 'said rod 23'ie normally extendedA :above the plane of thev men1. bei' 2. rlhe upper memberiis provided be# tween-its ends with e transverse bearing-rio 26, the sameheving its inner side or wellpro-Y vided with e curved recess 27 that partially surrounds e ceuity formed the umderu side oitlieaioreseid member l. Immediately? in reer of this cavity a conical transverse perioretionZQ is formedgin the member l, and driven therein is the conical shank formed npontlie upper side of Ae. capping plug 3l whose under side is concaved as shown. By reason of the conical shape of the shank 30 of this oapping plug it will be seen that a slight tap upon the upper end thereof will serve to unseat it, und another plug of differ- 'ent size may be inserted upwardly into the peroration and readily seat itself for use.

urenrof the bearing-rib 26 the upper membei: i provided with e vertical hole or perforetion 32 siightly greater in diameter than the upper end of the rod 23, and again in rear of this the under side'of said member l provided .with e shallow cavity 33, which when. the members l and 2 are in `certain relative positions is designed to receive and bear .upon ihefupper end of said'rod 23,2ll`as will her i 4This completes the cona struction' ci the tool, and the., des c:intibi et' A the operation of decnpping and recapping is,

eilows:-Te deoep, the npperniember 1 is raised land au empty shell, either paper or brass, is placed upon thepcst and it will be seen that regardless of the internal sha-pe or senteur of the base of theshell the apex of the post wiil be directly et' 'the priming cavityY and contant with such bese only at that peint, so eevingin or injuryY to the bese the is impossible and any slight of pressure will not injure the sheli "ender the seme defectivey so as to miss en attempting to esplode it. The shell i been plscedvin position, the upper l is drawn towardtheeperator, which ne transverse rib 26 over the rim of ila The two members are nowbrought esi-eh other, and 'the cavity 33 receives upper end of iherod 23, and bearing upon rorces the etter downward and the` of the' rocking lever 2G upward tendency of the coiled spring post. This ndvancesgthe plunger isses up into the primer. or cnp y s ity for the seme in the shell,

` prevented from .rising by rensnsverse beering-rib 26 which ng npen the bese thereof. Gered the upper inertev step 3e formed-nt reen contactfoi. the number 2.

poet, end devices for act the floor or ground.A Thus itvwill be' seen that the/device. wil efficiently decap exf pioded shells `and in such manner as toy positively avoid .any injury tothe base of the slid 'or movedaway fronrthe operator so 'that the perforation 32 will be coincident with the upper end of the rod 23. swung apart and the shell to be recapped is slipped over the post as before and assumes the same position. The primer or cap is then placed in the cavity forits reception formed in the base of the shell and the two members swung toward each other. This forward movement upon the part of the upper member brings the capping-plug into alignment Withthe cavity in the shell', and being concaved the said plug bearsiupon the outer edge of the cap or primer, atfgighich point there is no danger of explosion,l snugly to its seat or cavity in the hed-o-theshellly This having been accomplished thegfupper member is swung from the lower andi the shell removed, and is in condition for reloading. The same advantages of noninjury tothe shell occur in the operation of recapping or repriining, as described inA eonnecti Y hence 'it "vlf be unnecessary foxrepeal: tnesalme. It will be obviousv that inthe operation just described the plunger remains inactive that is, is not advanced by a bringing to gether of the two l. mem-bers; and this is by reason of the fact that the rod 33 is not actuated by they upper member' but passes idly into the perforation 32 with which member is provided.

The members are y 011y with deappinsiandsuchupper i From the foregoing description in conhection with the accompanying drawings it'willA be seen 'that' havepovidei a.' verysimple and con venient device for the the same being designed ,togeopelated by hand in an expeditions manneryand serving the doubie function of deonpping'snd recapping shells of various styles-.and 'absolutely without injury thereto. ,L a

Changes in the form, proportion, and; the minor details of conetiructionfmaybe resorted to' without departing from the'principle or sacrificing any oi' -the advantages' of this in vention.

Hav/ing ldescribed my invention; whnt '.I cleim isif f nnpose in view,

l; The combination ci.' the oppositepivoted v members, the opposite rigid. stendnrds de pending from one of theV members, e post errauged between the standards and adapted to reeeive e shell', e plunger arranged within uating the plunger.J substentinliv es described.

The eombinntion of the opposite pivoted members, the opposite rigid standards del pending from ene cithe members. the post arranged between the standardnnnd having,

525,065 si i its lower end detachablysecured to the same, a plunger arranged in the post and depending -below the same, and an actuating rod arranged parallel with the standard and having its lowerrend connected with the plunger and having its upper end arranged to be engaged by the upper member, substantially as described.

3. The combination ofthe two members piv,

oted at their outer ends 'and terminating at their inner ends in handles, one of said menibers having an intermediate recess from the opposite sides of which depend standards, a post seated in the standards and terminating at its upper end in the recess, a reciprocating plunger arranged in the post, a spring for retracting the same, a rocking-lever fulcrumed on the lower end ot one of said standards and connected to the plunger` and an lactuating rod mounted for movement at the side of the' standard pivotally connected at its lower end to the rocking lever and adapted at its upper end to be borne ,upon by the upper' member, substantially as specifi ed.

4. The combination of the opposite members pivotedat their outer ends, the lower member having dopending standards terminating at their lower ends in lugs, or seats, a post having a rectangular base` seated upoh the lugs and secured in` position between the standards, a rocking lever pivoted between its ends in a slot in one of the standards and having its opposite ends slotted, the inner one being pivoted to the lower end of the plunger,

an actuating rod arranged in a perforation formed in the lower member at one side of the standard and pivoted at its lower end to the outer end ofthe rocking lever and provided with a stop adapted to contact with the under side of the lower member, substantially as specied. f y

v 5. The combination of the upper-and lower members, pivotally connected at their outer ends, the upper member having a limited longitudinal movement, a shell-receiving post carried by one of said members, a plunger mounted in tho post, actuating devices operated by the opposite member for operating the plunger, a bearing-rib arranged on the upper member and adapted to contact with the base of a shell when said member is moved in one- (5. The combination of the upper and lower members pivotally connected at their outer ends, the upper member having a limited longitudinal movement the shell-receiving post carried by the lower member, the spring-retracted plunger arranged in said post, an actuating rod mounted for reciprocation in a perforation in the lower member and operatively connected with the aforesaid plunger and' adapted to be borne upon by the-upper. member-,when the latter is moved in one direction and to pass into a perforation formed in said member when moved in an opposite direction, abearing surface having a shell arranged upon the under side of the upper member and aligning with the shell when said upper member is in position to bear upon the actuating-rod, and a cap setting plug arranged upon the upper member and aligning witha shell seated upon the post when the hole inthe upper me mberregi'sters with the upper end of the actuating-rod, substantially as specified.A 7. The combination with the two members provided at their outer ends at reverse sides with recessed heads, that of the upper member being slotted, the lower member having an offset S forming a recess 9 the bearingscrew passing through the slot and into the head of the lower member, whereby the two are pivotally connected and the upper member is capable of a limited longitudinal movep ment, the shouldered standards depending from opposite sides of the recess, the shell-l receiving post having a lower lrectangular base seated upon the shoulders of the stand,- ards and projecting upwardly into the opening l), the rocking lever 2O fulcrumed at 2l to the front standard, the plunger arranged/in the post and pivoted to the inner end ofthe rib 2G, substantially a specified. 'vf-v ln testimony that l claim the foregoing'as, y my own l have heret altixed my signature in the presence of two itnesses.

` WLLIAVM/ ALBERT WRIGHT. Witnesses:

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